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GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. The speaker on Friday, May 17 is Erica Blodgett, director of Fundraising and Engagement for Healing California. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $20. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 […]

NOTES & NODS

LUTHERAN CHURCH TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is having a blood drive on Thursday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. To date, LCIF’s blood drives have collected 292 units from more than 300 donors. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds […]

Letter to the Editor

There has been a lot of misinformation in the news lately about pending changes coming to the real estate industry and what they mean for homebuyers and sellers. As a dedicated Realtor in the Glendale and Crescenta Valley communities, I’d like to clarify any confusion your readers may have. Because of a recent settlement by […]

NEWS FROM SACRAMENTO<<< ASSEMBLYMEMBER LAURA FRIEDMAN

  Wolverines May Be Returning to California’s Mountains California’s mountains were once teeming with wolverines, a carnivorous cousin to minks and badgers but that more closely resembles a long-tailed, diminutive bear. Fur trapping, hunting and poisoning saw their numbers collapse; they largely disappeared from the state a century ago. Wolverines are still relatively common in […]

VOICE OF THE VERDUGOS <<< CRAIG DURST

VOICE OF THE VERDUGOS <<< CRAIG DURST

The Mystery of the Sunland Olives   Today’s local history story begins on a pleasant day in 1932, more than 2,000 miles away in the Muskoka Lakes region of Ontario, Canada. Some children were playing in a large yard when a big, fancy car turned down the long driveway. They ran to greet the group […]

Girl Scout Tasting Bee: Cuisine and Culture

Girl Scout Tasting Bee: Cuisine and Culture

By Lori BODNAR Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles hosted its 38th Annual Girl Scout Tasting Bee showcasing countries and culinary tastes from around the world.The Girl Scout Tasting Bee is held to celebrate World Thinking Day and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGS). There are about 8.8 million Girl Guides […]

Notes & Nods

LUTHERAN CHURCH TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is encouraging the community to donate blood and help save lives.  LCIF will hold a blood drive on Thursday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. This will be the church’s 13th blood drive for the American […]

Spiritually Speaking

Dear Spirit Speaks, I am an older woman that was married for years, but my husband passed away several years ago. I have two children, but I am not close to them. They both live quite a distance from me and while they check in every now and then, they rarely spend time with me. […]

Universal Studios Hollywood Celebrates 60 Years of the Studio Tour

Universal Studios Hollywood Celebrates 60 Years of the Studio Tour

By Charly SHELTON Universal Studios Hollywood is celebrating a momentous anniversary this year—the diamond jubilee of the Studio Tour. Guests are invited to relive six decades of cinematic history from April 26 through August 11, when the Studio Tour is enhanced with extra movie magic, nods to the attraction’s past and even more personal experiences […]